dope fiends
Hardcore substance abusers
Dope fiends are people addicted to drugs, especially hard drugs like heroin or cocaine.
The term is dated and melodramatic, evoking early 20th-century moral panic about narcotics: The newspapers warned of dope fiends lurking in the city's shadows.
Now often used ironically or in period contexts.
- addictsPeople with compulsions
- crackheadsRock cocaine addicts
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- opioidsReceptor-binding pain relievers
- junkiePerson with compulsive dependency
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- addictsaddicts, addict, junkies, drug addict, drug addicts
dope fiendsteetotalers
Those avoiding all alcohol
abstainers · non-users · casual users · straight edge · social drinkers
dope fiendspillars of the community
Respected, influential local figures
health nuts · straight arrows · squares · ascetics · monks
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